Why is Islam one of the fastest growing religions in the world?

gothikork: Why is Islam one of the fastest growing religions in the world?
Not trying to start any arguments, just wondering as to what the causes are. I would also like to know if it is fastest growing in terms of people being born into the religion, or deciding to become a Muslim.

I’m curious as to what Islam’s appeal is as compared to other religions, and what might make a person want to become one instead of another belief system or no specific beliefs.

Answers and Views:

Answer by tђє ﻮгєคt ﻮคz๏๏
It’s growing slower than it’s birth rate. So it seems having a lot of kids is the main one.

Answer by James P
I would say being born into it, and the countries that practice it aren’t really all about freedom of religion or letting an individual make their own choices.

Answer by Renee Y
The path to Hell is wide and well traveled ! Where the path to heaven is narrow, and less traveled. I’ll take the narrow road.

Answer by Karl S, JPA
Faster breeding?

Answer by ?
Most Muslims are born into Muslim families. It grows fast because Muslims have a lot of children, especially more so in third world countries.

Answer by Ray H
There is no use of birth control when you are trying to create an army of suicide bombers. ( just joking !!! )

Answer by NZVERITAS
Birth rate is a major factor as is fear of the punishment for apostasy. Also when church and state merge it become very scary to leave a faith.

Answer by Jerry C
The way males are treated in divorce courts in the U.S. and other former colonies of Great Britain, I am surprised that there aren’t more converts to Islam here.

Answer by Misbaah
I don’t think it is fast breeding only.
Lots of people get convinced by the religion of Islam everyday.
In the USA alone, 20,000 Americans convert to Islam each year, with a women to men ratio of 4:1 (see the first video)

It is also astonishing how priests convert to Islam (see the second video).

I think Islam is the fastest growing religion because the simple facts of “God is one, God is incomparable, God has no son” are attracting more people who find it difficult to believe that God is – like human beings – a father.

Another good reason is that the holy book of Muslims, the ‘Quran’, which Muslims believe to be “the EXACT words of God” is a unique book that challenges falsification. This means – according to Islamic teachings – that the Quran is written in such an elevated and dignified language that it can’t be imitated by human beings, a presumed ‘eternal miracle’ that supported Mohammad (the messenger) during his call to, and foundation of, the religion of Islam. Over 1400 years passed and still no one could imitate the Quran, which makes the challenge in the favor of that book so far.
It is interesting, and worth investigation.

I hope that answers your question

Answer by ameen
it is the fastest growing religion from two parts:

– breeding of muslims ……… well, this is a misleading statment
most muslims today get 2 to 3 children per family, the normal thing a good man and woman would do

it is the Breakdown of Family Values in the west. Having BF/GF and homo sexualities, single parents, self indulgement resulted in populations that are hardly growing.

– converts from other religions to Islam. I don’t have official statistics, but there is a famous stat from Germany of 4000 official converts in 2006 vs. less than half of that number the year before. This stat todes not cover converts who didn’t change their official papers yet.

I follow a lot these stories, and they are so much. Often scholars who travel there come with stories of being so much impressed by the number of those converts.
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now to answer your Q, Why?
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coz it does not contradict with science, mind, modern thinking, and provides level of security, purpose of life, and explanation for all religions together,

in other words, as i believe, it is the truth

Answer by Kryops
the population of people from arab nations is growing really fast because of all the improving and highly developed economies, also recently there has been a great reception of converts!

Answer by SACRVS ROMANVS MILITIS
Mostly I think it is a combination of forced conversion and Muslims having big families.

I can’t understand why anyone would convert to a religion with only one piece of evidence (Muhammad’s sandstorm incident) to prove that it is the true religion.

Whereas Christianity has many pieces of evidence to back it up.

Answer by Saif
peace be upon u

i am sooooo happy that u r curious about my religion islam

i hope these help u

Religion of Human Nature
Why does Islam continue to be successful in the developed world?
Why has Islam continued to be so successful in the modern world?

Praise be to Allaah.

Islam continues to be successful in the developed world, and elsewhere, because its call is in accordance with the fitrah or natural inclinations of mankind, and it advocates the best of human values, such as tolerance, love, mercy, truthfulness and sincerity.

Islam educates people and lifts them up to righteous conduct, good manners and virtue. Its call is distinguished from others by its realism, balance and moderation. Islam pays due attention to both the soul and the body. It neither suppresses physical desires nor allows extravagance in this regard; it makes a distinction between the natural inclination to enjoy the pleasures of this world and forbidden desires that come under the heading of depravity and perversion.

People embrace Islam because they find security, comfort and peace in it, they see a cure for their problems in it, and through it they are able to get rid of their feelings of confusion, anxiety and loss.

Islam is the religion of the fitrah, the natural inclination or pattern on which Allaah has created mankind. For this reason, people of sound minds and upright inclinations embrace Islam, as Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘There is no child who is not born in a state of fitrah (i.e., Islam), then his parents make him into a Jew, a Christian or a Magian (Zoroastrian), just as animals produce whole animals (i.e., the animals are born perfect with no part of their bodies missing). Do you find any born with their ears cut off?’” Then Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “ ‘… Allaah’s handiwork according to the pattern on which He has made mankind: no change (let there be) in the work (wrought) by Allaah: that is the Standard Religion…’ [al-Room 30:30 – interpretation of the meaning – Yusuf Ali’s translation].” (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 1359). What is meant is that Allaah has created mankind with the potential to learn the truth, accept Tawheed (pure monotheism) and submit to Allaah. Their natural inclination is to learn Islam and love it, but a bad education, a kaafir (disbelieving) environment, their own whims and desires and the devils among jinn and mankind turn them away from the truth. Mankind is basically inclined towards Tawheed (pure monotheism), as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) reported that his Lord (Allaah) said: “I created all my slaves as ‘hunafa’ (pure monetheists), but the devils turned them away from their religion.” (Reported by Muslim). For this reason the one who becomes a Muslim after having been a disbeliever is described as having “reverted” to Islam, as this is more correct than saying that he “converted.” When Islam enters a country where there is no nationalism or great legacy of jaahiliyah (ignorance), it spreads quickly because of its strength and the small number of obstacles. You may also see that Islam is suitable for all people, educated and uneducated, male and female, old and young; everyone finds in it what he wants and needs. Those who become Muslim in developed countries realize what their country’s civilization and laws, which have been fabricated from men’s whims and desires, have done to them, and they realize the extent of the misery in which people in developed countries are living. They see how prevalent psychological illnesses, nervous breakdowns, insanity and suicides are, despite the technological advances and great number of discoveries and inventions and modern systems of management. This is because all of that is concerned only with the physical and the outward, but it neglects the inward and fails to nourish and nurture the heart and soul. Allaah says of these people (interpretation of the meaning): “They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world, and they are heedless of the Hereafter.” [al-Room 30:7]

Islam will continue to succeed, with the permission of Allaah, so long as those who work for its sake are sincere and its followers adhere to it and believe in it, and apply its laws.

The fact that there are those who are not committed or who fall short will not prevent Islam from succeeding, with the permission of Allaah, and nothing can distort its beauty. Its light will not falter because some people abandon it or fail to adhere to it. What Islam has given humanity in the way of progress and civilization, and lifting them up from the darkness of oppression and enmity, is pride enough.
Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Source(s):
https://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/3143

Why people convert to islam interesting read
https://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19656

Islam overwhelming the world
https://www.quranclub.net/2009/06/allah-h…

European Scientist converts to Islam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch/v/0IspK651R…

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world

list of Youtube videos of professors and scientists who converted to Islam.
https://talk.islamicnetwork.com/showthrea…

new muslims convert
https://www.muslimvideo.com/tv/5/New_Musl…

Islam, the Religion of Ease

Beliefs of Islam
https://www.islamreligion.com/category/48/

Answer by Abdul Rahim
Perhaps the combination of both. But then again even if you are born to be one, you still have to decide to become a Muslim as the faith is not something that can be inherited. If not you are just making the numbers but have no value.

Your father maybe a great Islamic scholar, but that does not mean you will automatically become a Muslim in the true sense, or your father might be a staunch enemy of Islam but still you may become a faithful. Islam is to learned and accepted, not to be born into or being forced to accept.

Also Islam is not a political movement that need many followers to justify its existence and truth. Islam is based solely on the teaching of Quran and Sunnah (Prophet deeds and sayings) as revealed by Allah. That is why it does not matter whether there are billions of followers, or there is only one person believe in it.

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